31. Hamzah ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ja`far ibn Zayd ibn `Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn `Ali ibn Abu Talib said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim Ibn Hashim related to me that Ibrahim Ibn Ishaq alNahawandi on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Hammad al-Ansari on the authority of alHusayn ibn Yahya ibn al-Husayn on the authority of `Amr ibn Talhah on the authority of Asbat ibn Abu Nasr on the authority of `Ikrimah on the authority of Ibn `Abbas related to me that:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “I swear by Him who has sent me with the Truth as a bearer of glad tidings! Allah will never punish those who believe in His Unity. Verily, those who believe in Divine Unity will be granted the right to intercede (on the Day of Judgement), and their intercession will be accepted.“

After that he ﷺ added, “On the Day of Judgement, Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, will order that a group of evil doers from this world be cast into Hell. They will plead to Him, O our Lord! How can You cast us into Hell when we used to accept Your Unity? How can You burn our tongues in the fire when they used to profess Your Unity? How can You burn our hearts in the fire when they believed that `There is no god, but You’? How can You burn our faces when we placed our foreheads on the dust in prostration for You? How can You burn our hands when we lifted them up in prayers to You?“

Allah, Mighty be His Glory, will say, “O My Servants! You committed evil deeds in the world. Hence, you have earned the punishment of Hell-fire.” They will then plead, “O our Lord! Are our mistakes greater than Your forgiveness? Or is Your forgiveness greater than our mistakes?” Then Allah, the Mighty and High, will reply, “My Forgiveness, of course.” They will ask, “What is greater? Your Mercy or our sins?” So He, the Mighty and High, will answer, “My Mercy, of course.” They will then ask, What is greater? Our belief in Your Unity or our sins?” He, the Mighty and High, will reply, “Your acceptance of My Unity is greater, of course.” Then they will say, “O Our Lord! Then let You Forgiveness and Mercy encompass us as it encompasses everything.”

Hence, Allah, Mighty be His Glory, will say, O My Angels! I swear by My Dignity and Glory! I have not created anyone more beloved to Me that the ones who embrace My Unity professing that here is no god but Me. Since I refuse to cast those who believe in My Unity into Hell, enter Ye, O My Servants, in Heaven!